Clause 8 - Issue etc. of ID cards
Identity Cards Bill
5:22 pm
Mr Chris Mole (Ipswich, Labour)
I am somewhat confused by what the hon. Gentleman is suggesting. We are talking about ensuring full recovery of the costs of introducing ID cards, and therefore we are not talking about resources that are available from the Government purse to sustain the development and operational costs of the scheme. Given the hon. Gentleman's support for the programme, can we expect the costs to be met in the shadow Chancellor's Budget proposals? If not, it seems that his amendment is somewhat frivolous. Perhaps one could even suggest that it is wasting the Committee's time.